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John P. Gillespie 1902–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1902

Birth Location: Anderson, Anderson Co., SC

Death Date: 08 Jul 1963

Death Location: Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Robert Gillespie

Mother: Mary Walker

Spouse(s): Molita Hickman, Jessie Knott, Tommie Hawkins

Children(s): John Jr, Edna Gillespie, Mary Gillespie

The story of John P. Gillespie began in 1902 in Anderson, Anderson Co., SC. In 1910, John P. Gillespie resided in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA. John P. Gillespie married Jessie Lee Knott, Molita Helen Hickman, Tommie Gerald Hawkins, and had children including Edna Earl Gillespie, John F Gillespie Jr, Mary Virginia Gillespie. John P. Gillespie passed away in 1963 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John P. Gillespie began in 1902 in Anderson, Anderson Co., SC.
  • In 1910, John P. Gillespie resided in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
  • John P. Gillespie married Jessie Lee Knott, Molita Helen Hickman, Tommie Gerald Hawkins, and had children including Edna Earl Gillespie, John F Gillespie Jr, Mary Virginia Gillespie.
  • John P. Gillespie passed away in 1963 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
John Gillespie
1902–1963
Birth Place: Anderson, Anderson Co., SC
Parents
Robert Winfield 'Bob" Gillespie
1857–1922
South Carolina
Mary (Louvenia*) Walker
1862–1924
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Albert (Westmoreland Gillespie) Sr
1828–1908
Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Margaret (Elizabeth) Kelley
1830–1917
Garvin, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Chester (Milton) Walker
1837–1883
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann Asenath) Bowen
1831–1891
Anderson, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Gillespie
1797–1875
Lavina Castleberry
1797–1880
Daniel Kelley
1789–1849
Sarah Black
1799–1849
John Walker
1817–1862
Emily White
1819–1896
Samuel Bowen
1793–1864
Mary Hembree
1797–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph "Gillaspie"
1765–1812
Obedience Smith
1771–1808
Paul Castleberry
1761–1841
Agnes Chesney
1761–1825
William Kelley
1758–1841
John Black
1777–1854
Susannah Hite
1771–1850
Peter Walker
1797–1845
Mary Nix
1800–1875
John White
1793–1840
Cynthia Reed
1795–1880
Benjamin Bowen
1756–1836
Mary Finley
1765–1850
Rev Hembree
1759–1849
Asenath Felton
1760–1852

John Gillespie's Descendants

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John (P.) Gillespie (17 Oct 1902–08 Jul 1963) m. Molita (Helen*) Hickman (30 July 1914–2 Apr 1965) m. Jessie (Lee) Knott (abt 1903–11 Jun 1974) m. Tommie (Gerald) Hawkins (31 Jul 1909–11 Oct 1927)
  1. 1. John (F. Gillespie) Jr 1925–2005
  2. 2. Edna (Earl) Gillespie 1923–2013 m. Lloyd (H) Hawkins 1915–
  3. 3. Mary (Virginia) Gillespie 1927–2006

John Gillespie's Timeline

3 Records

1902
17 Oct 1902
Birth of John P. Gillespie in Anderson, Anderson Co., SC
Anderson, Anderson Co., SC
1910
1910
Age 8
John P. Gillespie resided here in Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1963
08 Jul 1963
Age 61
Death of John P. Gillespie in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1902
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson Co., SC
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1448; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1375461
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Garvin, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1448; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1375461

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Jul 1963
    Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Montgomery,,Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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